CVE-2012-1515
VMware ESXi 3.5, 4.0, 4.1 and ESX 3.5, 4.0, 4.1 - Privilege Escalation via Port-Based I/O Operations
Title source: llmDescription
VMware ESXi 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 and ESX 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 do not properly implement port-based I/O operations, which allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges by overwriting memory locations in a read-only memory block associated with the Virtual DOS Machine.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-042
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52820
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17110
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2012-0006.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15209
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026875
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74480
Scores
EPSS
0.0027
EPSS Percentile
50.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (6)
vmware/esx
3.5
vmware/esx
4.0
vmware/esx
4.1
vmware/esxi
3.5
vmware/esxi
4.0
vmware/esxi
4.1
Published
Apr 02, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026